# Unable to install/run on Debian 10

**URL:** https://forum.duplicati.com/t/unable-to-install-run-on-debian-10/10418
**Category:** Installation
**Created:** [August 4, 2020, 2:04pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/unable-to-install-run-on-debian-10/10418 "2020-08-04T14:04:25Z")
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### Author: ![km22](https://forum.duplicati.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@km22](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/km22)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2020, 2:04pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/unable-to-install-run-on-debian-10/10418/1 "2020-08-04T14:04:25Z")

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Hi,  
I am getting an error message when trying to run duplicati on my Debian 10 machine. I posted details of the error here: [New duplicati installation on Debian 10 crashes on launch · Issue #4263 · duplicati/duplicati · GitHub](https://github.com/duplicati/duplicati/issues/4263)  
Are there any Debian 10 users running duplicati successfully?  
Thanks,  
Ken

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### Author: ![drwtsn32](https://forum.duplicati.com/user_avatar/forum.duplicati.com/drwtsn32/32/2591_2.png) [@drwtsn32](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/drwtsn32)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2020, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/unable-to-install-run-on-debian-10/10418/2 "2020-08-04T17:03:42Z")

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Welcome to the forum!

I run Duplicati on Debian (10 in the past, but I’m on testing now). I run it as a system level service (using systemctl) instead of running `duplicati` directly.

Do you want it to run as root on system bootup, or do you want it to run under the user context only while the user is logged on?

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### Author: ![km22](https://forum.duplicati.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@km22](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/km22)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2020, 4:02am UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/unable-to-install-run-on-debian-10/10418/3 "2020-08-05T04:02:25Z")

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I am trying to simply run duplicati as a user from the terminal on an “as needed” basis. (I am using XFCE if that would make a difference and I am largely using Debian 10 buster stable with some buster-backports updates/apps).

And even when I try to run it as a service it fails:

```
ken@hp8570w:~$ sudo systemctl start duplicati
[sudo] password for ken: 
ken@hp8570w:~$ sudo systemctl status duplicati
● duplicati.service - Duplicati web-server
   Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/duplicati.service; disabled; vendor preset: enabled)
   Active: active (running) since Wed 2020-08-05 12:04:26 HKT; 1s ago
 Main PID: 14586 (mono)
    Tasks: 3 (limit: 4915)
   Memory: 17.8M
   CGroup: /system.slice/duplicati.service
           └─14586 DuplicatiServer /usr/lib/duplicati/Duplicati.Server.exe

Aug 05 12:04:28 hp8570w duplicati-server[14586]: at Duplicati.Server.Program.Main (System.String[] args) [0x00014] in <be73c239d77d4180b5147067144fc237>:0
Aug 05 12:04:28 hp8570w duplicati-server[14586]: [ERROR] FATAL UNHANDLED EXCEPTION: System.TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for 'Duplicati.Library.Localization
Aug 05 12:04:28 hp8570w duplicati-server[14586]: at System.Configuration.ConfigInfo.ThrowException (System.String text, System.Xml.XmlReader reader) [0x00007] in <f9ebcba1c32
Aug 05 12:04:28 hp8570w duplicati-server[14586]: at System.Configuration.SectionGroupInfo.ReadContent (System.Xml.XmlReader reader, System.Configuration.Configuration config,
Aug 05 12:04:28 hp8570w duplicati-server[14586]: at System.Configuration.SectionGroupInfo.ReadRootData (System.Xml.XmlReader reader, System.Configuration.Configuration config
Aug 05 12:04:28 hp8570w duplicati-server[14586]: at System.Configuration.Configuration.ReadConfigFile (System.Xml.XmlReader reader, System.String fileName) [0x000ce] in <f9eb
Aug 05 12:04:28 hp8570w duplicati-server[14586]: at System.Configuration.Configuration.Load () [0x00043] in <f9ebcba1c32849f8999456b268ea3539>:0
Aug 05 12:04:28 hp8570w duplicati-server[14586]: at System.Configuration.Configuration.Init (System.Configuration.Internal.IConfigSystem system, System.String configPath, Sys
Aug 05 12:04:28 hp8570w duplicati-server[14586]: at System.Configuration.Configuration..ctor (System.Configuration.InternalConfigurationSystem system, System.String locationS
Aug 05 12:04:28 hp8570w duplicati-server[14586]: at System.Configuration.InternalConfigurationFactory.Create (System.Type typeConfigHost, System.Object[] hostInitConfiguratio
Aug 05 12:04:28 hp8570w duplicati-server[14586]: at System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfigurationInternal (System.Configuration.ConfigurationUserLevel userLe
Aug 05 12:04:28 hp8570w duplicati-server[14586]: at System.Configuration.ClientConfigurationSystem.get_Configuration () [0x0000e] in <f9ebcba1c32849f8999456b268ea3539>:0
Aug 05 12:04:28 hp8570w duplicati-server[14586]: --- End of inner exception stack trace ---

```

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### Author: ![drwtsn32](https://forum.duplicati.com/user_avatar/forum.duplicati.com/drwtsn32/32/2591_2.png) [@drwtsn32](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/drwtsn32)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2020, 4:53am UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/unable-to-install-run-on-debian-10/10418/4 "2020-08-05T04:53:20Z")

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Ok let me see if I can reproduce the issue. I’ll set up a fresh Debian 10 VM to test.

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### Author: ![drwtsn32](https://forum.duplicati.com/user_avatar/forum.duplicati.com/drwtsn32/32/2591_2.png) [@drwtsn32](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/drwtsn32)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2020, 5:09am UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/unable-to-install-run-on-debian-10/10418/5 "2020-08-05T05:09:44Z")

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Fresh install of Debian 10 w/ XFCE. Downloaded the 2.0.5.108 deb and installed it with apt. Mono dependencies were automatically installed as expected.

After installation I ran “duplicati” (as a regular user) and it started up just fine. Strange.

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### Author: ![km22](https://forum.duplicati.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@km22](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/km22)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2020, 5:14am UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/unable-to-install-run-on-debian-10/10418/6 "2020-08-05T05:14:25Z")

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The error messages to me look like they have something to do with a Tray Icon. I am tempted to install Gnome and trying to run it through that. Do you think that would make a difference?

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### Author: ![drwtsn32](https://forum.duplicati.com/user_avatar/forum.duplicati.com/drwtsn32/32/2591_2.png) [@drwtsn32](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/drwtsn32)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2020, 1:36pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/unable-to-install-run-on-debian-10/10418/7 "2020-08-05T13:36:19Z")

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I’m not very familiar with XFCE but it seems to not support tray icons. I don’t think that in of itself is a problem though. I had no trouble starting Duplicati on Debian 10 with XFCE.

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### Author: ![km22](https://forum.duplicati.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@km22](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/km22)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2020, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/unable-to-install-run-on-debian-10/10418/8 "2020-08-05T15:42:13Z")

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I reinstalled version 2.0.5.108 and tried running duplicati and the error message appears to be different (no reference to sqlite):

```
$ duplicati
Unexpected error: System.TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for 'System.Net.ServicePointManager' threw an exception. ---> System.Configuration.ConfigurationErrorsException: Error Initializing the configuration system. ---> System.Configuration.ConfigurationErrorsException: Unrecognized configuration section <runtime> (/usr/lib/duplicati/Duplicati.GUI.TrayIcon.exe.config line 2)
  at System.Configuration.ConfigInfo.ThrowException (System.String text, System.Xml.XmlReader reader) [0x00007] in <f9ebcba1c32849f8999456b268ea3539>:0 
  at System.Configuration.SectionGroupInfo.ReadContent (System.Xml.XmlReader reader, System.Configuration.Configuration config, System.Boolean overrideAllowed, System.Boolean root) [0x00135] in <f9ebcba1c32849f8999456b268ea3539>:0 
  at System.Configuration.SectionGroupInfo.ReadRootData (System.Xml.XmlReader reader, System.Configuration.Configuration config, System.Boolean overrideAllowed) [0x00007] in <f9ebcba1c32849f8999456b268ea3539>:0 
  at System.Configuration.Configuration.ReadConfigFile (System.Xml.XmlReader reader, System.String fileName) [0x000ce] in <f9ebcba1c32849f8999456b268ea3539>:0 
  at System.Configuration.Configuration.Load () [0x00043] in <f9ebcba1c32849f8999456b268ea3539>:0 
  at System.Configuration.Configuration.Init (System.Configuration.Internal.IConfigSystem system, System.String configPath, System.Configuration.Configuration parent) [0x0005d] in <f9ebcba1c32849f8999456b268ea3539>:0 
  at System.Configuration.Configuration..ctor (System.Configuration.InternalConfigurationSystem system, System.String locationSubPath) [0x00056] in <f9ebcba1c32849f8999456b268ea3539>:0 
  at System.Configuration.InternalConfigurationFactory.Create (System.Type typeConfigHost, System.Object[] hostInitConfigurationParams) [0x0000d] in <f9ebcba1c32849f8999456b268ea3539>:0 
  at System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfigurationInternal (System.Configuration.ConfigurationUserLevel userLevel, System.Reflection.Assembly calling_assembly, System.String exePath) [0x000ef] in <f9ebcba1c32849f8999456b268ea3539>:0 
  at System.Configuration.ClientConfigurationSystem.get_Configuration () [0x0000e] in <f9ebcba1c32849f8999456b268ea3539>:0 
   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
  at System.Configuration.ClientConfigurationSystem.get_Configuration () [0x0002a] in <f9ebcba1c32849f8999456b268ea3539>:0 
  at System.Configuration.ClientConfigurationSystem.System.Configuration.Internal.IInternalConfigSystem.GetSection (System.String configKey) [0x00000] in <f9ebcba1c32849f8999456b268ea3539>:0 
  at System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.GetSection (System.String sectionName) [0x00005] in <f9ebcba1c32849f8999456b268ea3539>:0 
  at System.Net.ServicePointManager..cctor () [0x0003c] in <4e15bbae9d7043d8afd6cfd50bd9bd5a>:0 
   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
  at Duplicati.GUI.TrayIcon.Program.StartTray (System.String[] _args, System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2[TKey,TValue] options, System.String toolkit, Duplicati.GUI.TrayIcon.HostedInstanceKeeper hosted, System.String password, System.Boolean saltedpassword) [0x00013] in <28e7292c83ba46598bb12b53b19c4077>:0 

```

It does seem to be largely Tray Icon related. I’ll try a VM and/or Gnome as soon as I get the chance.

Thanks,  
Ken

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### Author: ![drwtsn32](https://forum.duplicati.com/user_avatar/forum.duplicati.com/drwtsn32/32/2591_2.png) [@drwtsn32](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/drwtsn32)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2020, 2:44pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/unable-to-install-run-on-debian-10/10418/9 "2020-08-06T14:44:02Z")

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Duplicati.GUI.TrayIcon.exe is the standard main process that runs (unless you are running as a service). You can confirm by looking inside the /usr/bin/duplicati script.

It is a strange issue though, I don’t think it’s been reported before in the forum. Hopefully your testing will turn up something.

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### Author: ![michael9dk](https://forum.duplicati.com/user_avatar/forum.duplicati.com/michael9dk/32/4083_2.png) [@michael9dk](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/michael9dk)
#### Post date: [August 9, 2020, 12:54pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/unable-to-install-run-on-debian-10/10418/10 "2020-08-09T12:54:39Z")

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It looks like a issue in /usr/lib/duplicati/Duplicati.GUI.TrayIcon.exe.config

The app should generate a new one if you delete/rename it.

Can you post that file?

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### Author: ![km22](https://forum.duplicati.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@km22](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/km22)
#### Post date: [August 9, 2020, 1:08pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/unable-to-install-run-on-debian-10/10418/11 "2020-08-09T13:08:24Z")

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/usr/lib/duplicati/Duplicati.GUI.TrayIcon.exe.config

```
<configuration>
    <runtime>
        <loadFromRemoteSources enabled="true"/>

        <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">

            <!-- Support for loading older backends with the current executable version -->
            <dependentAssembly>
                <assemblyIdentity name="Duplicati.Library.Utility" publicKeyToken="8bfe994a39631a7b" />
                <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0 - 99.9.9.9" newVersion="2.0.5.108" />
            </dependentAssembly>

            <!-- Support for loading older backends with the current executable version -->
            <dependentAssembly>
                <assemblyIdentity name="Duplicati.Library.Interface" publicKeyToken="8bfe994a39631a7b" />
                <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0 - 99.9.9.9" newVersion="2.0.5.108" />
            </dependentAssembly>

            <!-- Support for backends that wants older versions of NewtonSoft.Json -->
            <!-- The spaces near the equation sign are used to prevent the version being set to the current build by the VersionStamp tool -->
            <dependentAssembly>
                <assemblyIdentity name="Newtonsoft.Json" publicKeyToken="30ad4fe6b2a6aeed" culture="neutral" />
                <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0 - 99.9.9.9" newVersion = "12.0.0.0"/>
            </dependentAssembly>

            <!-- Support for backends that wants older versions of KeyVault.Core and System.Net.Http -->
            <!-- The spaces near the equation sign are used to prevent the version being set to the current build by the VersionStamp tool -->
            <dependentAssembly>
                <assemblyIdentity name="Microsoft.Azure.KeyVault.Core" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" culture="neutral" />
                <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-3.0.4.0" newVersion = "3.0.4.0" />
            </dependentAssembly>
            <dependentAssembly>
                <assemblyIdentity name="System.Net.Http" publicKeyToken="b03f5f7f11d50a3a" culture="neutral" />
                <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-4.2.0.0" newVersion = "4.0.0.0" />
            </dependentAssembly>

        </assemblyBinding>
    </runtime>

    <startup useLegacyV2RuntimeActivationPolicy="true">
        <supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.6.2"/>
    </startup>
</configuration>

```

I deleted the file and then ran duplicati again but now get this error:

```
Unexpected error: System.NotSupportedException: The URI prefix is not recognized.
  at System.Net.WebRequest.Create (System.Uri requestUri, System.Boolean useUriBase) [0x000ae] in <4e15bbae9d7043d8afd6cfd50bd9bd5a>:0 
  at System.Net.WebRequest.Create (System.Uri requestUri) [0x00014] in <4e15bbae9d7043d8afd6cfd50bd9bd5a>:0 
  at Duplicati.GUI.TrayIcon.HttpServerConnection.PerformRequestInternal[T] (System.String method, System.String endpoint, System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2[TKey,TValue] queryparams) [0x00044] in <28e7292c83ba46598bb12b53b19c4077>:0 
  at Duplicati.GUI.TrayIcon.HttpServerConnection.PerformRequest[T] (System.String method, System.String urlfragment, System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2[TKey,TValue] queryparams) [0x0000c] in <28e7292c83ba46598bb12b53b19c4077>:0 
  at Duplicati.GUI.TrayIcon.HttpServerConnection.UpdateStatus () [0x00001] in <28e7292c83ba46598bb12b53b19c4077>:0 
  at Duplicati.GUI.TrayIcon.HttpServerConnection..ctor (System.Uri server, System.String password, System.Boolean saltedpassword, Duplicati.GUI.TrayIcon.Program+PasswordSource passwordSource, System.Boolean disableTrayIconLogin, System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2[TKey,TValue] options) [0x000cb] in <28e7292c83ba46598bb12b53b19c4077>:0 
  at Duplicati.GUI.TrayIcon.Program.StartTray (System.String[] _args, System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2[TKey,TValue] options, System.String toolkit, Duplicati.GUI.TrayIcon.HostedInstanceKeeper hosted, System.String password, System.Boolean saltedpassword) [0x00024] in <28e7292c83ba46598bb12b53b19c4077>:0

```

I am starting to wonder whether the problem is related to my version/installation of mono which comes from here:

```
$ cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mono-official-stable.list 
deb https://download.mono-project.com/repo/debian stable-buster main

```

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### Author: ![michael9dk](https://forum.duplicati.com/user_avatar/forum.duplicati.com/michael9dk/32/4083_2.png) [@michael9dk](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/michael9dk)
#### Post date: [August 9, 2020, 2:37pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/unable-to-install-run-on-debian-10/10418/12 "2020-08-09T14:37:28Z")

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Yes the latest stable mono i v6. Try installing v5.0.

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### Author: ![km22](https://forum.duplicati.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@km22](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/km22)
#### Post date: [August 9, 2020, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/unable-to-install-run-on-debian-10/10418/13 "2020-08-09T15:20:10Z")

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I tried v5 and v6 but still keep getting error messages when trying to run duplicati.

Appreciate if there is any other info I can provide that might help?

I’ll try to find some time to create a virtual machine and have a play with installing software similar to my existing setup and seeing if I get different results.

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### Author: ![warwickmm](https://forum.duplicati.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/5e9695/32.png) [@warwickmm](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/warwickmm)
#### Post date: [August 9, 2020, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/unable-to-install-run-on-debian-10/10418/14 "2020-08-09T16:03:08Z")

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The “Error initializing the configuration system.” error is also mentioned [here](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/reporting-error-gave-error/9447).

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### Author: ![michael9dk](https://forum.duplicati.com/user_avatar/forum.duplicati.com/michael9dk/32/4083_2.png) [@michael9dk](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/michael9dk)
#### Post date: [August 9, 2020, 4:40pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/unable-to-install-run-on-debian-10/10418/15 "2020-08-09T16:40:24Z")

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Just tested installation of 2.0.5.1-beta.deb on Linux Mint (ubuntu 20). It installed Mono v6.8.0.105 and works fine there.